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Of or pertaining to the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

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quantum meruit

Law; Laws and acts

The reasonable value of services; damages awarded in an amount considered reasonable to compensate a person.

pass-through taxation

Law; Laws and acts

The taxation of an entity's owners for the entity's income without taxing the entity itself.

tax avoidance

Law; Laws and acts

The act of taking advantage of legally available tax-planning opportunities in order to minimize one's tax liability.

constitutional amendment

Law; Laws and acts

A constiutional amendment is any formal change to the body of text of a nation or state.

hukou

Law; Laws and acts

Hukou refers to the system of 'class system' residency permits, dating back to ancient China, where household registration is required by law in the People's Republic of China ...

bigamy

Law; Laws and acts

Bigamy as defined is classed by jurists among those acts injurious to public morality by which the State or community generally is injured, and which may therefore properly be ...

act of law at solemnity

Law; Laws and acts

Act of law of formality, thus needs to be held on basis of document usually signed by notary.-The ''at solemnity'' derive from the Latin term ''ad solemnitatem''..in contrast to ...